Stuart Latham, Sellafield head of remediation, said: “Following a period of intense planning, we’re delighted to share this very visible demonstration of the work being done to make Sellafield a safer place. Not only does it reduce the risk associated with this historic, redundant stack, but it will also change the Sellafield skyline forever. This is a huge step in our clean-up mission at Sellafield, so everyone was incredibly proud to see those first blocks safely removed.”

The first concrete block is lowered

The decommissioning project is a collaboration between Sellafield Ltd and its supply chain: DSA Progressive Alliance (Cavendish and Aecom) for design and engineering, DDP Framework ADAPT (Doosan Babcock, Atkins, and Areva) for procurement and construction, and Access Installation Framework (Kaefer Engineering) for scaffolding systems.